Posted on 07/23/2002 1:33:36 PM PDT by summer
Edited on 07/23/2002 3:05:57 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
The Central Florida program that Noelle Bush sought for drug treatment is well-known to Gov. Jeb Bush and his family.
Bush and his wife, Columba, began visiting the Center for Drug-Free Living in Orlando before he took office, according to counselors. They have had an ongoing interest in drug-prevention programs statewide.
"They've worked very closely with us," center spokeswoman Joan Ballard said. "Columba has been a big advocate for prevention."
Founded in 1971, the center has grown into a $30 million-a-year collection of residential- and outpatient-treatment facilities that treated 14,655 people last year in Orange, Osceola and Brevard counties.
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